Thursday, July 23, 2009

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

One of my all time favorite summertime meals is pulled pork. I love a good pulled pork sandwich - the juices running down your arm as you try to hold you soaked bun into one piece as you savor every bite. Normally, it is the kind of food I only eat at events like fairs and festivals. I always considered it too time consuming to make it myself - standing by a grill smoking the meat all day, having to watch babysit wood chips, check and recheck the temperature, preparing a sauce. Luckily for me, and now you, I stumbled upon this doozey of a recipe. It's made in a slow cooker, so you can have it any day you happen to have electricity! There are a lot of steps to this recipe, but don't let that fool you. It is easy enough that my husband enjoys making it even without my supervision! Now that's a great recipe!

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

3 lbs pork butt (or shoulder)

1 medium white onion, roughly chopped

2 Tbsp chili powder

1 Tbsp smoked paprika

2 tsp black pepper

1 tsp whole cumin seeds, smashed or crushed in either a mortal and pestle or with a meat mallet.

3 garlic cloves, finely minced

1 tsp cayenne pepper

2 tsp salt

1/4 cup brown sugar

3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/ cup water

cider vinegar to taste

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat.

Sear the pork on all sides and transfer to a crock pot.

Turn the heat on the skillet down to medium and add the onion to the residual oil in the pan.

Add the chili powder, smoked paprika, pepper and cumin seeds to the oil and onion. Cook about 3 -5 minutes to allow the spices to bloom.

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Hi I'm Jenni! Welcome to The Gingered Whisk! These are tales of the adventures that happen in my kitchen, however messy they might be. This is the food that we actually eat, in the house that we actually eat it in, and the stories that go along with them. It isn't fancy, but its mine, and I would like to share it with you! I'm so glad you stopped by, and please come again! Please feel free to email me if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say Hi!